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With no first-rounder, who might Panthers target in Round 2?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The big question at the Carolina Panthers’ pre-draft press conference a year ago was whether they would select Alabama quarterback Bryce Young or Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud with the No. 1 overall pick. Although they didn’t reveal it that day, it was Young, who had always been the choice in the minds […]
Continue readingExamining the Panthers’ roster needs ahead of the NFL draft
CHARLOTTE, N. C. — New Carolina Panthers coach Dave Canales didn’t hesitate to take the empty chair next to Andy Reid last week for the annual picture of head coaches at the NFL owners’ meeting. “Like, he’s my favorite,” Canales said of the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, winner of the past two […]
Continue readingWill Diontae Johnson help fix Bryce Young, Panthers’ offense?
“His release ability is second to none,” first-year head coach Dave Canales told reporters on Tuesday at the NFL owners meeting in Orlando. “And then at the top of the route, his deceleration, the way he’s able to really explode out of his routes, it’s a dream for any quarterback.” Young lived a nightmare in […]
Continue readingSteelers to trade Diontae Johnson to Panthers, sources say
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are sending wide receiver Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers for cornerback Donte Jackson and a pick swap, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. The Steelers are sending the Panthers a seventh-round draft pick in addition to the receiver and receiving a sixth-round pick with the cornerback. Johnson […]
Continue readingPunt, kick or go for it on fourth down? Method to NFL analytics models
More Teams. More Games. The “Around the Horn” panel explains why Todd Bowles not using his last timeout against the Lions was a terrible decision. (1:45) Late in the third quarter of the Ravens’ divisional round matchup against the Texans, Baltimore, leading 17-10, faced a fourth-and-1 at the Houston 49-yard line. Then, in the bottom […]
Continue readingWhy Bryce Young still has a bright future with Panthers
The Carolina Panthers had just lost 16-13 at the Chicago Bears in a Thursday night game and fallen to 1-8. The rookie quarterback felt the team was playing not to lose rather than playing to win. So, in the bowels of Soldier Field, the top pick of the 2023 draft had a moment unlike any […]
Continue readingFantasy football mock draft for 2024 season: Where do incoming rookies fit in?
What better time to do your first fantasy football mock draft of 2024 than during the week between the end of the 2023 regular season and the beginning of the playoffs? Many of our ESPN Fantasy analysts and contributors got together to conduct our first of many mocks we’ll do this year and added a […]
Continue reading2024 fantasy football flex and superflex rankings
More Teams. More Games. Eric Karabell breaks down Amon-Ra St. Brown‘s impressive fantasy season. (0:41) The 2024 fantasy football superflex rankings below will be updated throughout the NFL offseason. We know many of you compete in superflex formats that invite/covet second quarterbacks in starting lineups, so these rankings account for that. For those newer to […]
Continue readingWhat went wrong for Panthers in dysfunctional 2-15 season?
They ended it with an NFL-worst 2-15 record, the firing of head coach Frank Reich after a 1-10 start, the dismissal of general manager Scott Fitterer after the Panthers were shut out in their final two games, and Young having one of the worst rookie seasons ever among quarterbacks taken No. 1 overall. What went […]
Continue readingTristan H. Cockcroft’s fantasy football PPR rankings for 2024
More Teams. More Games. Tristan H. Cockcroft reviews Bijan Robinson‘s rookie season with the Falcons and explains why he’ll have a chance to be more productive next year. (1:02) Tristan H. Cockcroft’s 2024 fantasy football rankings will be updated throughout the offseason to reflect any changes as result of free agency, trades, the NFL draft […]
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